What's New in Gamezebo
Just In - Flower Paradise
Fugazo's garden-themed match-3 puzzle game, Flower Paradise, has launched! Match 18 flowr types as you build your own Japanese, Hawaiian and French gardens. Download Flower Paradise, write a review, or talk about it in our forum.
Samantha Swift and the Golden Touch Review
Poor Samantha Swift. Once again hot on the trail of her missing father, she unwittingly gives a nefarious villain the means to rediscover the Midas Touch, the ability to turn objects into solid gold. Realizing her mistake, she ventures off to right the wrong and bury the secret of the golden touch once more. Finding dad will just have to wait.
Steals & Deals - Everything half price at SpinTop
SpinTop Games is having a big sale this weekend! From now until May 4, every single game on the site is 50% off.
Puppy Stylin' Review
They say that pets usually look like their owners. That's probably not a good thing if you own a pitbull! On that topic, Puppy Stylin' is a quirky time management game that has you styling up pampered pooches with hairdos, clothes, nail polish, and accessories, all to match their equally quirky masters.
Exclusive - DinerTown Tycoon video & images
As you already know if you've read our preview, PlayFirst is gearing up for the launch of DinerTown Tycoon, a strategy game spin-off of the hugely popular Diner Dash series. They've just released a video trailer for the game, which you can check out here. Also, read on to look at some brand new screenshots.
Bipole
It's almost impossible to believe, but Bipole was created in just 48 hours as part of the 2009 Global Game Jam - a two-day game design marathon that attracted participants from all over the world.
Kitten Sanctuary Review
Well, it's not every day you come across a cute little kitten raising game that involves tile matching and alien abductions. That's the premise of Kitten Sanctuary, a quirky match 3 family game that's surprisingly engaging. Don't worry – the space aliens barely feature in the game play, and not a hair on a kitten's head is harmed.
Just In - Samantha Swift and the Golden Touch
Samantha Swift and the Golden Touch is out now! Does Mumbo Jumbo have the golden touch in creating this hidden object sequel to the ever popular Samantha Swift and the Hidden Roses of Athena? You'll see when we post our review and strategy guide.
In the meantime, download Samantha Swift and the Golden Touch, write a review, and discuss the game in our forum.
Tradewinds Odyssey Preview
Sandlot Games has shared a preview of Tradewinds Odyssey, the next game in the Tradewinds strategy series and follow-up to Tradewinds Caravans.
Just In - 3 Days: Zoo Mystery
Realore's new hidden object game, 3 Days: Zoo Mystery, has launched! You have only three days to help Anna discover who stole the animals at her uncle's zoo before inspectors close it down. Download 3 Days: Zoo Mystery, watch a video trailer, write a review, or talk about it in our forum. Our review and strategy guide are coming soon!
Steals & Deals - April 28, 2009
Get Nanny Mania 2 and Babysitting Mania together for $19.99 in iWin's Mother's Day game bundle. Legacy: World Adventure is 50% off at BBBArcade until June 1 (use coupon CPN0084358568 at checkout).
Casual News - April 28, 2009
AdventureGames.com showcases popular "casual adventure" games; VentureBeat runs down the 111 companies that received funding for games and virtual worlds in 2008; and social world Club Cooee enters open beta in the U.S. These headlines and more behind the cut.
3 Stars of Destiny Review
The French-made role-playing game 3 Stars of Destiny pushes no boundaries. Its teen-saves-world story is far from original, and it doesn’t introduce any innovative mechanics or scenarios. It simply maintains the classic RPG status quo.
Cate West - The Velvet Keys Review
A peculiar string of murders has the police baffled in Cate West: The Velvet Keys. Though clearly not alive, the bodies show no sign of foul play, and aren't decaying the way three-day-old bodies should. Cate offers to use her unique talent for seeing visions to help find a suspect, and quickly discovers an ancient curse, a hidden crypt, and an old enemy who may not be quite what he appears.
Just In - Cleopatra: Riddle of the Tomb
A new large-file adventure game - Cleopatra: Riddle of the Tomb - has just launched over at iWin. Help Thomas, an astronomer's apprentice, find his master and daughter after they mysteriously go missing. During the investigation he'll explore many of ancient Egypt's most famous locations, and even meet Queen Cleopatra herself. Download Cleopatra: Riddle of the Tomb, write a review, or talk about it in our forum.
Just In - Real Crimes: The Unicorn Killer
Real Crimes: The Unicorn Killer has just launched. This hidden object game is based on the true story of the "Unicorn Killer," Ira Einhorn, and it's your job to bring him to justice. Download the game, write a review, or talk about it in our forum. Review and strategy guide coming soon!
Wild Tribe Review
Wild Tribe is a Virtual Villagers-style strategy game where you must care for a desert island tribe by helping them build things, gather food and water, defend themselves, grow and make new discoveries. Instead of people, though, your tribe consists of creatures called “wobblies” that can evolve into different animals. While it’s a cute twist, Wild Tribe doesn’t have the same level of depth as some of its contemporaries.
Dragon Wars
It’s not easy surviving a world filled with magical beasts, skeleton armies and fire breathing dragons. Each quest you embark on is filled with the dangers of being roasted on open flames or even devoured by beasts as big as a mountain. This game is not your typical Dungeon’s and Dragons game... it’s much more. You can’t simply role a dice to escape your enemies.
I hope you’re up for a challenge, and I do mean challenge, because Dragon Wars by Zynga will keep your mouse clicking with 2D and 3D quests. The game is available to both Facebook and MySpace users.
Just In - Cate West - The Velvet Keys
Cate West - The Velvet Keys, the sequel to Cate West: The Vanishing Files, has launched. Download this hidden object game, write a review, or talk about it in our forum. Our review and strategy guide are coming soon!
Just In - Paradise Quest
I-play's new match-3 puzzle game Paradise Quest has just launched. Explore the Galapagos to revive the lush vegitation and wildlife of the island of Isabela. Download Paradise Quest, write a review, or talk about it in our forum. Stay tuned for Gamezebo's review!
Jessica: Mysterious Journey Review
The beautiful and adventurous Jessica meets a mysterious man at the airport and her world is turned upside down as she begins to unravel a mystery that will change her life forever in Jessica: Mysterious Journey. Unfortunately, only die-hard hidden object fans will be able to stick this one out until the end.
Mystic Emporium Preview
Merscom (Winemaker Extraordinare, Plan It Green) and Bamtang Games have teamed up for Mystic Emporium, a fantasy-themed time management game where you brew potions, serve artifacts and grow magical berries to meet the requests of spooky and supernatural customers. Mystic Emporium is launching next month. In the meantime, check out some screenshots or chat about it in our forum. We’ll be sure to let you know the instant the game launches!
iPhone: Topple 2
Putting a good game in the iPhone App Store can be a real balancing
act, and few titles know this as well as Topple 2. After all, balancing
is what the original Topple was all about. But the balancing act ngmoco
has to pull off has to do with more than just the gameplay. They need
to balance to success of their original title with the expectations of
its fans. And Topple 2 delivers.
Fishdom H2O: Hidden Odyssey Review
Fishdom H2O: Hidden Odyssey is the sequel to Fishdom, but abandons the match-3 gameplay for a very different hidden object experience. Like the original, you get to buy fish and decorate three exotically themed fish tanks, trying to keep your fish happy and your tanks beautiful.
Casual News - April 24, 2009
VentureBeat profiles Last Day of Work's new game Virtual Families; Gamasutra's Emily Short looks at real estate-themed games (like Build-a-lot and Be Rich!) in the context of the recession; and PopCap hints that Plants vs. Zombies could be coming to the iPhone. These headlines and more behind the cut.
